Then there’s the defunding of police, a rallying cry for Democrats since 2020. In Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass slashed the LAPD budget by $150 million, leaving the force 1,000 officers short. Chicago’s Lori Lightfoot, while publicly denying “defund” rhetoric, redirected $80 million from police to social programs, only to see homicides hit a 25 year high in 2021. These cuts aren’t about reform; they’re about crippling law enforcement’s ability to respond. Response times for 911 calls in Seattle, another Democratic stronghold, increased by 20 percent from 2019 to 2024, leaving victims vulnerable. When police are demonized, underfunded, and overstretched, criminals thrive. Democrats know this, and they push forward anyway, cheering as chaos spreads.
